173: Chapter 173 Lifting the Tripod and Becoming King

In the third act, the 'Backstage Hero' skill is still available.

It is exactly the same as earning the favor of Famous Scholars in the first act and climbing the tower in the second act.

The Backstage Hero skill is only available during the preparation phase.

The only difference is this.

The [Ying Quliang] forced upon us in the first act was not useful, and the [Ying Si] forced upon us in the second act was difficult to use.

By the third act, the hero forced into the backstage became [King Wu of Qin].

[King Wu of Qin] is vastly different from the previous two heroes.

This ancestor of Huaxia had a very short time as the King of Qin; he was only on the throne for four years, and there are not many historical records about him.

With few records, there are few allusions.

With few allusions, there are few options for constructing exclusive skills.

However, [Chen Aoyun] did not lose his composure this time. On the contrary, in [Chen Aoyun]'s view, it does not matter how many allusions there are; what matters is whether they are usable and effective.

Although there are not many allusions for [King Wu of Qin], 'Physical Prowess and Love for Competition,' 'Borrowing the Road to Attack Han,' 'Establishing Prime Ministers to Pacify Shu'... each one is very special.

The most special among them is naturally his act of lifting the cauldron!

You must know that the Overlord of Western Chu, [Xiang Yu], is described as 'having the strength to carry a cauldron,' which is an adjective; the act of lifting the cauldron might not have actually existed and might just be folklore.

But [King Wu of Qin]'s lifting of the cauldron is a true historical event!

The time, the place, and the fact that he lifted the 'Dragon-Patterned Red Cauldron'... are all clearly written in history books.

For heroes originating from True Martial, the more authentic the allusion, the greater the power of the constructed skill.

Regardless of whether [King Wu of Qin] died after lifting the cauldron or whether he was crushed to death by it, the fact remains that he did lift it.

Currently, all four members of the Dragon Country are injured, but [Chen Aoyun] still refuses to retreat. He is relying on [King Wu of Qin]'s cauldron-lifting allusion to construct an exclusive skill and hold on for a few more rounds!

" [Lifting the Cauldron to Claim Kingship]! "

The Backstage Hero skill was released, and the manifestation of [King Wu of Qin] instantly descended upon [Chen Aoyun].

Under the blessing of the manifestation skill, [Chen Aoyun] felt that he had infinite strength. The demons that were difficult to deal with before could now be easily poked to death with a single little finger under the blessing of the manifestation skill!

The duration of [Lifting the Cauldron to Claim Kingship] is limited. [Chen Aoyun] had the other three find a corner to hide in, while he himself proactively closed the green evacuation zone.

With the blessing of [Lifting the Cauldron to Claim Kingship], when the next wave of demons appeared, [Chen Aoyun] was truly taking them out one punch at a time.

One punch for each small fry was still too slow. [Chen Aoyun] rushed into the horde of demons and smashed his fist into the ground with great force. Terrifying power spread across the ground, and this thunderous strike conducted onto the surrounding demons, instantly shattering the limbs of the demons centered around [Chen Aoyun]!

One wave, two waves... four waves, five waves.

If not for the limited duration of [Lifting the Cauldron to Claim Kingship], [Chen Aoyun] felt he could slaughter his way through all the demons in the arena!

"If the hero from the previous act had also been someone like [King Wu of Qin], why would we have been unable to climb past the 273rd floor when climbing the tower?"

Feeling frustrated, [Chen Aoyun] attacked even more viciously.

[Chen Aoyun] only stopped after the eighth wave of demons, triggered after [Lifting the Cauldron to Claim Kingship] was activated, had been completely cleared.

A-Zu, stop it!

If you don't stop now, [Lifting the Cauldron to Claim Kingship] won't last until the next wave.

The evacuation zone glowed green again; in total, the Dragon Country had cleared twenty waves of demons.

"I don't know what level twenty waves of demons puts us at among the nine participating countries.

It doesn't matter; the duration of [Lifting the Cauldron to Claim Kingship] is bottoming out.

People dying will deduct from the total points, and if the entire team is wiped out, the points in the arena will be reset to zero..."

[Chen Aoyun] waved his hand and said, "Retreat!"

They walked into the evacuation zone just before the next wave of demons appeared. With a flash of light, the four members of the Dragon Country cleanly exited the arena.

After exiting the arena, the four members of the Dragon Country arrived in another space.

"The [Star Chessboard]? Finally, a familiar scene.

But why is the Dragon Country the first one out again?"

The four members of the Dragon Country looked around and found that there was no one else on the [Star Chessboard].

Are we the ones with the worst performance in the early preparation stage again?

A curse was on the tip of [Fan Ling]'s tongue, but he swallowed it back after seeing the numbers representing the waves of demons eliminated by other countries in the arena.

That's right, the Dragon Country was indeed the first country to evacuate the arena.

But it was not the country with the lowest number of demon waves eliminated!

On the contrary, the Dragon Country's wave count was twenty, while most of the countries still struggling and fighting inside the arena were only at seventeen or eighteen waves.

"So, after you activated [Lifting the Cauldron to Claim Kingship], it was just too overpowering. The speed at which it cleared demons was so fast, wave after wave, which is why even though we came out early, our wave count is not the lowest; in fact, we are far in the lead!" [Fan Ling] said, stroking his chin.

"Leading now doesn't mean we can lead forever.

We have already evacuated from the arena, but other countries are still fighting inside, so the final result is hard to say."

[Fan Ling] heard this and said with both pride and helplessness, "Just a random [Lifting the Cauldron to Claim Kingship] is this awesome.

If our levels were higher... if we hadn't been affected by the [Foundation Item] [Optimal Choice]..."

[Chen Aoyun] said, "Levels can be raised, and the situation with the [Foundation Item] won't happen again. Heroes and their skills are always the Dragon Country's trump card! As long as we survive the Sakura Country [National War], the Dragon Country will inevitably become a force that cannot be ignored in the [Game of National Destiny]!"

"[National War], huh..." [Fan Ling] muttered.

Accompanied by this conversation, other countries also ended their battles in the arena one after another.

The [Ottoman] group was the first to appear on the [Star Chessboard]. The number of demon waves they cleared was 19, which was less than the Dragon Country, but they left the arena later than the Dragon Country. When [Adar] arrived on the [Star Chessboard], he immediately saw [Chen Aoyun] who had been 'waiting' there for a long time.

[Adar] said with a grin, "Yo, the Dragon Country is always first.

If it weren't for you, Dragon Country, what would I do? I really don't want to be the one at the bottom..."

Halfway through his sentence, [Adar] froze.

Because he saw that in the light screen above the [Star Chessboard], the number fixed for the Dragon Country was 20, while his [Ottoman] was only 19.

Every country has Backstage Heroes. [Ottoman] also only cleared 19 waves of demons after activating their Backstage Hero's skill.

Clearly, the Dragon Country came out earlier than them, yet they cleared more waves of demons. For a moment, [Adar]'s brain stuttered.

[Chen Aoyun] smiled without saying a word, quietly observing the order in which other countries left the arena and appeared on the [Star Chessboard].

After [Ottoman] came [France], followed by [Prussia], [Rome]... The number of demon waves these countries cleared was exactly the same, all at 22 levels. This shows that the difficulty of the arena is much greater than that of climbing the tower, and also shows how strong the [Lifting the Cauldron to Claim Kingship] skill is.

Next, the countries that left the arena and appeared on the [Star Chessboard] one after another were: [Sakura Country] with a number of 25.

Tied for the most waves cleared, [USA] and [Russia] both cleared 27 waves!

Just as all countries had evacuated from the arena, the purpose of the points obtained in the arena...

At this moment, was revealed in the form of rules...